- How to run to lose weight - Health and Beauty
- Reasons for failure
I run and not losing weight - what is the reason?
You started to run a month or two ago, dropped two or three kilos, and then the weight measured on a mark - and not one to which you aspired. If you are familiar with this problem, you are not alone. There are the most common reasons why you can not achieve the desired weight despite regular jogging.
You run a long time, but slowly
Once upon a time there was an opinion that while jogging body begins to burn fat deposits only after a person runs a few kilometers, so the long-distance running was considered the most effective way to lose weight. Today, however, it is known that relatively short and fast runs are far more effective way to combat overweight than jogging long distances. It was established during the investigation, in terms of which the subjects were divided into two groups, the first of which participants make quick half-hour jog, and the second - to run for one hour at a moderate pace.
Runs were made three or four times a week, for 13 weeks. By the end of the study the subjects of the first group lost weight, an average of 4 kg, the second group - 3.8 kg. The difference of 200 g may seem small, but, first, in the long term it will increase, and secondly, from short runs fast, there is another important advantage - they allow you to save time, not every working person could find to run tri four hours a week, and carve on them 1.5-2 can almost everything.
One of the reasons why the long run slower burn weight, experts believe that after prolonged load the body tries to compensate for the resources spent, putting as much fat as you can.
In addition, over time the body gets used to a long run at a certain speed, and spends it less less energy.
What to do? In order to continue to lose weight, you need to increase the load. Try interval running (30-60 seconds of running at top speed for you, 60-120 seconds of running with moderate or low speed), running along the slopes or stairs, or just constantly increases and the speed and duration of your runs.
You eat too much
Everything is simple: no matter how much you go running, if you consume more calories than you spend, to lose weight you do not get. To the weight began to decline, be sure to revise your menu.
You do not eat after running
Many women do not eat within 2-3 hours of jogging, believing that in this time the body will burn fat rapidly. This is true because the body after exercise is absolutely necessary fuel, and it will spend its reserves. However, as soon as you allow yourself to consume slightly more calories than you need, he immediately postpone new reserves of subcutaneous fat. What's worse, refusal to eat after running means that the body does not get enough protein, it needs to rebuild muscle tissue after jogging. This means that during the next workout you do not get to run as fast and as long as you would like, because the muscles are not ready for new loads.
To solve this problem, you need to allow yourself a little snack 200 calories, contains proteins and carbohydrates, 30-60 minutes after the run. Several examples of such snacks: a smoothie made from cow or almond milk, a banana
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and one spoon of whey protein; an apple and two slices of cheese; a handful of blueberries
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, Raspberries and currants, and 100-120 g breast of chicken or turkey.
You do not relax
We must not forget that the results come not only during exercise, but the recovery period after them. If you are a long time you did not give yourself a rest, you become stronger and faster - on the contrary, your body will run sluggishly, energy savings mode, and hence the weight will not fall. If you continue to train seven days a week and reduce the number of calories consumed, the numbers on the scale will still decline, but at the same time you face extreme fatigue, drowsiness, trouble concentrating and decreased ability to work, as well as a variety of injuries.
Give yourself a break from jogging and strength training at least one day a week (better - two). On this day, you can walk or do stretching, and from the more intensive exercise is better to abstain. In addition, be sure to eat at its output as much as possible of foods rich in antioxidants
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(these include, for example, peppers, beans, berries and various greens).